Biology

A comprehensive pocket-sized field guide, covering around 80 species of trees and large shrubs that are common in Britain and the rest of Europe. The introduction explains the basics of tree forms an …

Parched landscapes, biodiversity loss, encroaching deserts and deforestation are some of the environmental crises taking place in tropical savannas and dry forests throughout the world. To date, much …

Breakthroughs in nanotechnology have been coming at a rapid pace over the past few years. This was fueled by significant worldwide investments by governments and industry. But if these promising youn …

One of the very few – if not only – books written exclusively related to this topic. This book comprehensively outlines the principles governing the accumulation of chemicals from the environment by …

ONE OF THE BB/BTO BEST BIRD BOOKS OF THE YEAR, 2018 This book represents the definitive photographic guide to gulls, by the world”s greatest authority on gull identification. This outstanding new gu …

A Focused, State-of-the-Art Overview of This Evolving Field Presents Various Techniques for Glycoinformatics The development and use of informatics tools and databases for glycobiology and glycomics …

A revised and thoroughly updated edition of the definitive guide to identifying dragonflies in Europe. The first edition of the Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe was a ground-break …

The ability to regulate cell volume in the face of osmotic challenge is one of the most fundamental of cellular homeostatic mechanisms. Cellular and Molecular Physiology of Cell Volume Regulation is …

This book provides solutions to many vital questions on the important property differences and advantages of individual engineering thermoplastics. It is useful for executives; managers; design, mate …

This text provides a guide to the experimental and analytical methodologies available to study quantitative traits, a review of the genetic control of quantitative traits, and a discussion of how thi …